Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), the Swiss pediatrician who originally described it.
Noun
editGlanzmann's thrombasthenia (uncountable)
- A rare coagulopathy in which the blood platelets contain defective or low levels of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa), which is a receptor for fibrinogen.